Very disappointed with this - just as I was when Steve Young caved to the views of his new bride on the same issue. I used to hold Marie O. on somewhat of a pedestal. Cannot people distinguish between the desire to see their kids truly happy (living outside a life of sin - as 'wickedness never was happiness'), and the false belief that laboring under sin (what they think is right and good) will make their loved ones 'happy'. To me, living simply is living happily. Keeping the commandments, keeps life simple. I have an older sister who strayed for just a small period of time in her life. I remember her fighting with my parents over wanting to stay home from church and do her own thing. Well, the reason she wanted to stay home, was to engage in three or four hours of debauchery with the German immigrant neighbor boy, Lothar. Apparently, there was oral sex involved (this is back in the 70's, when it was 'not cool' for the youth to be doing it). Well - life was simple for her up until the point that she contracted herpes (blisters, lesions, etc) in her mouth from said activity.
Simple life: go to church and learn about the law of chastity. Enjoy normalized sexual relations with your spouse until the day you die without complications from herpes and who knows what else is floating around out there.....
Complicated life: stay home from church and fool around with German immigrant boy. Pick up a case of exotic imported blisters that come and go for the rest of your life. A few moments of "fun". A life of hassles and embarrassment and possible degraded health including cancer as a trade for a few moments of supposed "fun". How short-sighted us mortals can be. That pottage must be tasty. I have had plenty of bites of that mush from my own bowl to know how strong the pull of the natural man can be.....
Anyway, Marie - if you happen to be reading this blog. You are looking at it all wrong. Wickedness NEVER was happiness. Even when it deals with your own children - as strong as the pull may be to try and validate them or your love for them, in spite of their actions that are contrary to God's plan. The MOST loving thing you can do for them is still love them, but firmly state what God's designs are for them and encourage them to do the right thing. When you validate immoral or behavior that is contrary to God's plan of happiness, you add fuel to their fire and entrench them further in their own delusion that they can defy God - and still live an acceptable life before Him.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/30/marie-osmond-gay-marriage_n_2985060.html
In this final battle of good versus evil, may we always side with God and eternal truths - and not get sucked into the lies of the here and now.
I lost respect for her years ago. She wore clothing to perform in and on interviews that is not in keeping with "garment" standards. She said the food tastes yucky that she promotes to lose weight, Nutrisystem, yet still "sells it to us". She's botoxy and fake to me. She promotes Satan's agenda instead of standing for truth and righteousness. Her "God of Love" is also a "God of Wrath and Fury". He destroyed the earth with water the first time for homosexuality. This time it will be by fire. She's one BAD EXAMPLE! Repent Marie and tell your daughter the truth and stop promoting the adversary!
ReplyDeleteYep. I have a daughter who started to yearn for the simple life of gospel living after pre-marital childbirth. She has since learned, as Alma the Younger how sweet repentance can be. A very kind an loving ward helped too. They, for the most part, will love the person while at the same time hold to and espouse correct standards of behavior as taught by the Lord and revealed through the prophets.
ReplyDeleteVery soon she should be going through the temple if all goes well. The grace of God is truly a source of power.